Alana Guymer, Marketing & PR Manager

Alana Guymer

Marketing & PR Manager

EmiratesHR

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Marketing Communications
Experience
6 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 8 Months

Marketing & PR Manager at EmiratesHR
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2018

EmiratesHR is a unique cloud-based human resources SaaS solution platform, founded in 2018. Having joined a start-up, daily activities involve out-of-the-box marketing ideas that require a variety of budgets, defining goals as well as developing a consistent and recognizable brand image.

- Reporting directly to the founding CEO, and sitting in Senior Management/board meetings

- Leads the development of narratives and content that drives public awareness of the business and supports marketing campaigns, positioning the business as a thought leader in the market

- Write and prepare client case studies, weekly newsletters, interviews, and resources

- Managing analytics, monthly budgets, and reporting ROI projections

- Organizing/designing company conference and trade shows as the annual gold sponsors

- Prepare and release weekly blogs around key industry topics

- Regularly prepare and share press releases around monumental company achievements

- Collaborate with our digital agency to deliver successful Google Ads & SEO Campaigns

- Manage a graphic designer, overseeing and directing marketing material, website projects, and digital content

- Close collaboration with Sales, Development, Operations, and Finance Departments to refine strategy and execution

Marketing Executive at Francorp Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2018 to October 2018

Francorp Middle East is the largest franchise consulting firm in the MENA region, which assists and develops organisations to become a franchise. Clients included Acai Spot, Bliss Flower Boutique, Jones The Grocer, 1762 & more.

- Providing guidance to the individual's owners, with the goal of increasing store sales via marketing plans

- Prepare marketing research to identify industry trends and commercial opportunities

- Establish a relationship and built a rapport with the clients to understand their goals, objectives, and budgets

- Prepare detailed marketing proposals, plans, and content calendars

Marketing Executive at Broccoli Pizza & Pasta
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2017 to March 2018

Broccoli Pizza & Pasta LLC, an Italian Franchise Restaurant Chain with over 250 sites around the world. Daily activities included a complete re-branding project, influencer marketing, daily campaigns, and product development.

- Reporting to Marketing Manager

- Working with the Marketing Team to develop content and execute marketing messages to market the brand across all digital platforms.

- Re-branding project over the course of 4 months, redeveloping Menus, Pizza Boxes, Restaurant Interior, Website & Mobile Applications.

- Established and secured delivery partnership deals in the UK & UAE with Deliveroo, Caterwings, Redi-App, Seamless, and Zomato.

- Create innovative marketing campaigns online & offline to meet budgets (Radio, Social Media, Brochures, etc.)
Write copy for marketing collateral (Brochures, PR, and Website)

- Developed and executed influencer marketing strategies and creative campaigns

- Monitor campaign progress daily/weekly using various metrics, submitting performance reports

- Worked closely with operations departments ensuring delivery and food products were at a high standard to reduce negative complaints

- Sent to manage the marketing campaigns solely in the UK for 3 months, to grow the concept in their Flagship Restaurant - Covent Garden. Within this time sales increased by a minimum of 400% on a weekly basis.

Marketing Ambassador at Social Chain
  • United Kingdom - London
  • September 2017 to September 2017

- Promote a marketing campaign for a new student website ‘Social Campus’

- Increasing energetic and relatable brand awareness

- Generating sign-ups’ within the university campus and building a database

Education

Bachelor's degree, Marketing Communications
  • at University Of The West Of England
  • February 2017

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Specialties & Skills

Public Relations
Communications
B2B Marketing
Marketing
Leadership
ADVERTISING
BUDGETING
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Marketing

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Languages

English
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Fitness
  • Blogging
  • Cooking
  • Reading
  • Traveling